My daughter’s pet rat, Oa is dying. Should we bring him to the vet who may give him a mercy death? I prayed and learned from God through prayer with a Christian lady this morning. I don’t want my daughter to learn that if we feel it’s painful to watch a creature dying, we should give him a quick death due to pity of humanism.
Instead, we pray to God for comforting this little creature and bringing him back to Him in His way. Only God, the Creator of life has the right to give lift and take it back. So, while we are sad to see this little creature dying, we thank God for the memories this little pet has brought us.
Likewise, when we are sad to see the old people dying, we may want to thank God for connecting their lives with ours, which I think is the most respectful way to God and to them.
May God use our prayer to support the dying people to have God’s joy and peace fill their hearts so that they know there’s a better home in heaven prepared for them. May their strength through faith in Jesus Christ equal their days. In Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.
面臨死亡的時候
女兒的寵物老鼠「芋仔」肚子長了水瘤，生命幾乎走到盡頭。女兒哭著看這曾經活蹦亂跳的生物，會聰明地聽到她聲音就跑來給她抱抱（聽到我的聲音就不會），也會學女兒教的小把戲逗得女兒開心。我問上帝，應該帶他去看醫生，給他一個「人道」的安樂死嗎？
今早與姊妹禱告時，感謝上帝透過姊妹的話告訴我：與其傷心，不如慶祝曾經有過的回憶吧。
是的，生命的賞賜與收取都從創造主而來，我們感謝上帝給予我們機會與這隻上帝也關懷的小動物相處，使我們看見上帝創造的奇妙與喜樂。
同樣地，面對長輩生命的衰退與盡頭時，我們能給予他們最大的尊重，是感謝上帝讓我們曾經擁有一段共同生活的記憶，讓這段記憶永遠活在我們的心中。
衷心祈求上帝給予信靠祂的人有平安，知道在天上有一個更美好的家鄉等著他們。願我們的禱告支持這些長輩們，讓上帝的平安喜樂充滿他們的心，使他們的日子有多長，信靠主的心靈力量也有多大。奉主耶穌基督的名求。阿門。